South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-06-03
Neighborhood News.

Point Pleasant Register: A large
grey wolf was killed near here Sun.
day.
Parkersburg State Journal: A
company with ample capital has been
organized 10 bore for natural gas at
this pltce.
keyser Tribune: The Yves, Vir-
ginia Central ard Pittsburgh Rail
road Company have broken ground
at this place for a passenger depot.
Kama wba Gazette: A vein of lead
8 feet thick has been discovered near
st. Marys- Peasants county, this
State.
Berkeley Springs News: George
Buzzerd caught in the Potomac Tn
Monday, with hook and line, about
20 bass and fall fish, which is the
biggest catch Of the season so far.
Charlestown Democrat: TIE Pres.
byterian congreea tioh has purch ased
o new bell for their church, in this
place. The bell weighs l.l8O pounds
and can be heard at a distance of
Ii miles.
Cumberland News, 26ih ult (: Cant
e. II. Caudy, for some time past in
the service of rue Piedmont and Cum.
berland railway, has been appointed
conductor Of the passenger train on
the West Virginia Central, between
keyser and Davis. He will make a
model CCductor.
Morgantown Post: A house cat
belonging to Joseph Weaver, of Eas
ION, this county, has fl niiy OF four
kittens and a rabbit. The rabbit nur.
ses with the kittens. and the old CT
aeems very f MI of 1t. Presley
ohriver. of this county. has a mad
horse that is running sround ever
Battelle district, soaring people snh
singing two year old colts clear over
the tops OF the fences.
West Union Record: The little
son OF Reason Weekly VIII lie crossing
Main street one morning this week,
10 a hurried manner. stepped on a
broken bottle. cutting his foot very
badly and severing one OF his toe,
from his foot. The little fellow
seemed TO suffer dreadfully on accou:,i
OF it. b: careful where you throw
broken glass.
Mooreield Examiner: A letter
from Moore6eld to the Cumberland
Alleganiap, of last week, SAYS: "a
very interesting case, involving the
true boundary line between Virsinia
aud West Virginia, will be tried in
the United States District Cont at
Parkersburg, in July. There /. n
valuable tract of land i'm What ia call.
ed "Fbe Cove" in the great Nortt
Mountain. j. j. and Samuel Keller.
owners Of Capon Iron Works, claim
the lard, and so does Thomas Cover
Esq proprietor of the Star rannery.
on Cedar Creek. a great deal Of
testimony has been taken in the case
and isy Of course, somew hat conflict
ing Messrs. Boyd and Barton, of
Winchester, and Gen. SprigQ OF this |
place, are counsel for Mr.. Cover, aid |
Mr.. Carr for the Kelers. The case
vas instituted in our circuit cour,
Out was removed by the u. S. court |
-. Three gentlemen interested in |
Inc Mineral railroad from Strasburv |
TO the coal feds OF Grant county. ar,
rived here on Wednesday evening.
looking over the route of said ROAD. |
-. County Superintendent Warner
was Teselected by majority OF six.
....On Tuesday the body OF Clinton
T Fletcher, which had laid in the sol. |
tiers' lot in Olivet cemetery, was Ia. |
zen up for removal 10 Virginia
Fletcher belonged To- The 2Ih Virginia
cavalry and was killed al Greenland
Gap, during Jones' raid, in 1852 |
rIetchers mother lives in Loudon
county, Va, and only lean ned quite
recently OF the burial place of her
son last Saturday night viii |
Biol, son Of j. H. BroII, and Bob
FORD colored boy, ran off. The
last heard Of them they were at a
camp OF bark peelers In Han pshire
ID. Lob6, trustee sold
The Hardy Express printing Office At /,
public sale, on last Friday. IL was
bought by w. Il. FriddIo and w. q.
Long,